There is no harm in aspiring for a good job or a position of honour and fame. But many ordeals have to be overcome to achieve them. One should not succumb to difficulties. One must develop the fortitude to face all challenges by strengthening one s faith in God. Be fearless. God is with you. Proceed on life s journey with courage. (SSS Vol.22)

Look upon the body as a moving temple. Wherever you go, God is with you. Do not indulge in debates over what is God and where is God. God has to be experienced through faith and confidence. Where there is confidence, there is Love. Where there is Love, there is peace. Where there is peace, there is Truth. Where there is Truth, there is Bliss. Where there is bliss, there is God. (SSS Vol.22)

Remember your goal is nothing less than realising your inherent divinity. It is difficult for anyone to get; an opportunity like this. Among the billions of people in the world, how many can come here to experience the Divine? You are among the blessed and the fortunate few. Make the best use of this supreme good fortune and transform yourselves into godly persons and help to transform others. Be always happy. Share your joys with others. This is true spirituality.

Remember, Love is God; live in Love. Truth is God; live in Truth. Bliss is God; live in bliss. Be fearless. God is with you. When you go about with the conviction, ‘God is with me; I am in God,’ you will have no fear. I hope by acting in this way, you will spread peace and harmony in your respective countries. (SSS Vol.22)

The cosmos is Vishnu swarupam (a manifestation of the Divine). God is with you, in you, and around you. He is not elsewhere. Develop this firm conviction. It is a piece of self-deception to imagine that God is somewhere away from you. (SSS Vol.27)

Have the conviction that God is with you always. A mother may forget her child, but God will never forget you. He is closer to you than any mother. Never forget God. (SSS Vol.30)

Before your birth, where is the child-parent relationship; before marriage, where is the question of wife and husband relationship? All the worldly relations are like passing clouds, only God is with you always. (SSS Vol.32 Part 2, p.93-94)

Pleasing the entire world without pleasing God is of no use. Even if the whole world is opposed to you, so long as God is with you, you need not fear. When God is with you, the whole world will follow you. When God is pleased with you, the whole world will be pleased with you. Therefore, let all your efforts be towards pleasing God.

Tirumalacharya, the author of Sri Sathya Sai Suprabhatam, used to live here. He had served in the royal court of Venkatagiri. He was a great scholar in Sanskrit and Shastras. He accompanied Bhagavan to Badrinath at the advanced age of ninety. Bhagavan asked him whether he was fit enough to undertake such arduous journey. He affirmed that with Swami by his side, he would travel any length of journey without any discomfort. (Cheers) He said, ‘Sai Mata, if You forsake me, my entire existence is a waste. If You accept me as Yours, it is as if I have everything at my command.’ That was the state of Bhakti and surrender in which Tirumalacharya spent his life. He was constantly meditating on Sai Mata. He spent all his time in Swami’s proximity, whether it was here or in Brindavan. His Bhakti was beyond measure. (SSS Vol.33)

Why, wherefrom and what for have you come in this world? You have come from God, for God and to attain God. Be aware that God is with you always. If this kind of unity with God is attained, all your actions become pure. (SSS Vol.33)

Do not think that God is present in a distant land, far away from you. God can never be away from you. He will never forsake you. He is always in you, with you and around you. Have firm faith in this truth and be happy always. When you are alone, think that God is with you. Tell yourself, ‘I am not alone. God is with me.’ Right from this moment, develop such firm conviction. You will be free from all worries and anxieties. Develop sacred feelings in your heart. (SSS Vol.40)

When you hear the word ‘God’ repeatedly, you are tempted to enquire ‘where is God?’ God is with you, in you, around you, behind you. In fact, ‘you are God!’ Develop that firm faith. The same God as atma-tattva permeates all the millions of human beings in this world, nay, every living being in the world. We are witnessing millions of living beings with different names and different forms in this Universe. Though the names and forms are different, the atma tattva in them is only one. (SSS Vol.40)

There is nothing impossible in this world for a person who has self-confidence and courage. He can accomplish anything and everything. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen self- confidence. Do not bother about what others say. Do not be afraid even if they make fun of you. Why should you have any fear when God is with you? He is the resident of your heart. He is none other than your Atma. Call it God, call it Atma, call it Consciousness, all are different names of the same reality. If you take gold to the goldsmith and ask him to make a ring, he will make a ring out of it. The same gold can be melted and made into a bangle or a chain. The ring, the bangle and the chain are made of the same gold. Likewise, the same Atma is present in everyone though it takes various forms. (SSS Vol.42)